Seed Delivery Systems and Farm Characteristics Influencing the Improved Seed Uptake by Smallholders in Northern Ghana

Seed morphology characteristics in relation to seed loss by water erosion in the Loess Plateau

The role of water erosion on seed loss and on plant establishment and distribution is unknown on the Chinese Loess Plateau, which suffers serious soil erosion. The seed susceptibility of 16 local species to removal by water erosion from loess slopes was determined by rainfall simulation experiments. The experiments were performed on slopes with gradients of 10°, 15°, 20° and 25° for a 60-min du...

Seed Dormancy Imposed by Covering Tissues Interrelates to Shattering and Seed Morphological Characteristics in Weedy Rice

such as rice to weedy or red rice (Oryza spp.) (Oard et al., 2000; Gealy et al., 2003; Zhang et al., 2003). SystemSeed dormancy, a major adaptive trait in plants, facilitates the atic research is required to understand how seed dorsurvival of weeds and provides for resistance to preharvest sprouting (PHS) in cereal crops. Seventeen weedy strains and 24 cultivars of mancy and other characteristi...

Seed Systems and Seed Relief: an Annotated Bibliography

Factors Influencing Rural Livelihood Diversification Activities among Women in Northern Region of Ghana

Livelihood sustainability remains a major challenge for rural households in Northern Ghana. Although farming has traditionally been the core livelihood strategy for most households, diversifying into non-farm activities remains a common livelihood strategy employed to sustain household basic needs, particularly for women, who because of their gender often face challenges in accessing land for f...

Seed dispersal by neotropical seed predators.

From a plant's perspective, the difference between a seed predator and a seed disperser should be straightforward: attract animals that will disperse seeds and defend seeds from potential predators. Unlike pulp-eating frugivores, seed predators regularly encounter diverse plant protective mechanisms. The purpose of this paper is to examine feeding constraints, morphological adaptations, and the...